The Anglo-Saxons were the majority of inhabitants of England from about the 5th century to the Norman Conquest in 1066.The term was initially used to distinguish the Saxons of England from those in Europe.y Melissa Snell. Definition: The Anglo-Saxons were the majority of inhabitants of England from about the 5th century to the Norman Conquest in 1066. The term was initially used to distinguish the Saxons of England from those in Europe.
Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbits of planets are elliptical. Johannes Kepler.
Ellipses are common in physics, astronomy and engineering. For example, the orbit of each planet in the solar system is an ellipse with the barycenter of the planet-Sun pair at one of the focal points. The same is true for moons orbiting planets and all other systems having two astronomical bodies. The shape of planets and stars are often well described by ellipsoids.